According to Graeme Bryce of The Sun, Everton are interested in Andre Almeida and could battle Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City, Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion for his signature.
The 28-year-old has scored and created 40 goals in 250 appearances in all competitions for Benfica since joining on a free transfer from Belenenses SAD in 2011. He’s been a regular at right-back, featuring in 53 games across the board this season but could be on the move this summer.
The Sun say Almeida has a £10m asking price while Sports Maza believe he earns around £0.87m-a-year/£16.7k-per-week at the Estádio Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The Portuguese international has scored two goals and made 12 assists in 33 Primeira Liga games in 2018/19 and would provide competition for Seamus Coleman in the Everton first-team.
Jonjooe Kenny is expected to leave Everton in the coming weeks so Marco Silva will need another right-back in the squad. Almeida is affordable and won’t have wage demands that break the bank, but the stiff competition from four other clubs could be a stumbling block.
Almeida has won five Primeira Liga titles, four Taça da Ligas, two Taça de Portugals and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in his eight years at the club.
Crippy Cooke’s previous article
Report: Everton linked with AC Milan defender, could cost £1.5m-a-year to sign